Best Crime Fiction Covers of 2013

Was so pleased to see that the beautiful cover of Death Was in the Blood was one of those selected by J. Kingston Pierce, editor of The Rap Sheet, as one of the top crime fiction covers of 2013.

Fourteen other covers have been included and, honestly? They’re all gorgeous. You can see them here. While there, though, scroll all the way down to cast your vote for your favorite.

As Pierce says:

You will find 15 fronts from crime, mystery, and thriller works published last year. All of them, I think, are special in their own ways, whether it’s because of their typographical excellence, their bold imagery, or the manner in which they suggest the intensity of drama to be enjoyed between their covers.

However it turns out, I’m pleased and proud that the David Middleton-designed Death Was in the Blood was among those considered.

Linda L. Richards is the editor and co-founder of January Magazine and a regular contributor to The Rap Sheet. She is the author of several book-length works of both fiction and non-fiction. A faculty member of the Simon Fraser University Summer Publishing Program, she maintains a busy lecture and festival schedule and enjoys working with new writers.
When she isn’t writing books, writing about books, teaching or reading, Richards enjoys hiking the wild beaches near her home, quite often thinking about her current work in progress.